Class Dojo

http://www.classdojo.com/ I haven’t actually used it myself but I have seen this web tool in action in a 4th & 5th grade classroom so far. I think it is a GREAT classroom management tool for teachers! When the teacher is meeting with small groups or one-on-one with students and the rest of the class is working in groups or individually on some kind of connected practice activity and they get to loud, “out of hand,” or just off task the teacher can signal the students without saying a word or disrupting the flow of instruction that is taking place at the small group table. The teacher can send alerts/signals/"points" to the class from a desktop, laptop, or ipad to let the students know that they are off task or that they are doing well. There are other features like behavior reports you can print out or email to parents and other “stuff” too. Check out the tutorial below for more info…